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Obesity effects on muscular activity during lifting and lowering tasks

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dc.contributor.authorColim, Ana
dc.contributor.authorArezes, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorFlores, Paulo
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorMesquita, Inês
dc.contributor.authorBraga, Ana Cristina
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-07T15:17:30Z
dc.date.available2020-12-12T01:30:19Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractObesity is an emerging health problem and its incidence has been increasing throughout the workforce. In industrial workstations, vertical handling tasks (VHT), including lifting and lowering, are very common and can cause a significant muscular overload for the involved workers. During these tasks, muscular activity may be considerably affected by workers' body conditions. This study aims to analyze and compare the muscular activity in subjects with different obesity levels, using surface electromyography (EMG), during predefined VHT. Six different VHT (combining 5, 10 and 15 kg loads with two task styles) were performed. EMG data normalization was based on the percentage of Maximum Contraction during each Task (MCT%). The results show that obesity influences MCT%, which in turn increases the muscular effort during VHT. The current investigation demonstrates that obesity is a relevant musculoskeletal risk factor regarding VHT. The engineering analysis and design implications of this work can thus be perceived.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationColim, A., Arezes, P., Flores, P., Monteiro, P. R. R., Mesquita, I., & Braga, A. C. (2021). Obesity effects on muscular activity during lifting and lowering tasks. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 27(1), 217–225. https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2019.1587223
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10803548.2019.1587223pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/13935
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherTaylor & Francispt_PT
dc.relationALGORITMI Research Centre
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10803548.2019.1587223pt_PT
dc.subjectObesitypt_PT
dc.subjectVHTpt_PT
dc.subjectMuscular activitypt_PT
dc.subjectElectromyographypt_PT
dc.titleObesity effects on muscular activity during lifting and lowering taskspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UID%2FCEC%2F00319%2F2019/PT
oaire.citation.endPage18pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomicspt_PT
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person.givenNameInês
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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